Joanna Straughn

Summer Smith was ‘guided by a great feeling of love’

Summer Smith, a communist organizer, mother and educator died after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 10, 2023, in…

September 20, 2023

Young workers drive union effort at Salt Lake City Public Library 

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Public Library employees gathered outside the main branch in the downtown area on April…

May 12, 2023

¡Abolir a la Corte Suprema! ¡Proteger a Roe v. Wade!

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos tiene los votos necesarios para anular el caso Roe contra Wade, que marcó un…

May 9, 2022

Abolish SCOTUS not Roe v. Wade!

The Supreme Court of the United States has the votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case legalizing…

May 3, 2022

Shelter solidarity struggle wins concession

Salt Lake City Activists -- unsheltered and sheltered -- finally saw a response to their demands on Friday, Jan. 17,…

January 23, 2020

Police assault solidarity camp with unsheltered people

Salt Lake City The Take Shelter Coalition set up an encampment here of about 80 people on Jan. 2 to…

January 15, 2020

Questions raised by forces in the civilian coalition about negotiations with Transitional Military Council in Sudan

Talks took place Aug. 17-19 between Sudan’s military government and the civilian opposition with the goal of defining new government…

August 21, 2019

Inspired by Boots Riley, theater workers organize a union

The Salt Lake Film Society shows independent and international films, hosts entertainment events and rents out its DVD film archive.…

June 9, 2019

Organizers call for a national general strike in Sudan

The Sudanese Professionals Association has called for preparation for a nationwide strike after months of sit-ins and vigils across Sudan.…

May 30, 2019

Sudan’s millions on brink of revolution — What will U.S. do?

April 15 -- Months of widespread protests by thousands, some say millions, in the northeast African country of Sudan culminated…

April 16, 2019